Tender for locomotives.



No. 771,590. PATENTED 00T. 4, 1904.

c. VANDERBILT.

TENDER FOR LOGOMOTIVES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1902.

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PATENTBD OCT. 4, 1904. C. VANDERBLT. TENDER POR LOGOMOTIVES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1902. N0 MODEL. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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No. 771,590. PATBNTED 00T. 4, 1004. 0. VANDERBILT.

TENDER FR LOGOMOTIVES.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 20. 1902. No MODEL. 5 SHEETS-SHEET s.

ATTORNEY No. 771,590. v PATENTED OCT. 4, 1904.

` C. VANDERBILT.

TENDER FR LOGOMOTIVES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2D, 1902.

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TENDER FOR LOCOMOTIVBS. APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 2o, 1902. No MODEL. 6sums-SHEET a.

W/ TNE SSE S: /N VE N 70H 4UNITED STATES Patented October 4, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

TENDER FOR LOCONIOTIVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,590, dated October4, 1904. Application iiled November 20, 1902. SerialNo. 132,046. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it 71mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, mechanical engineer, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city and 'county of NewYork, borough or' Manhattan, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tenders for Locomotives and theLike, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct a locomotive-tender oranalogous Structure which shall combine cheapness, durability, andlightness of construction, and this I accomplish by means of theconstruction hereinafter described, wherein the utilization or'commercial forms of iron is made a leading feature. .Y

My invention resides in the novel construction and `combination of partsof both the tender, frame, and supporting-truck hereinafter described,and further pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specication, Figure 1 is a sideelevation 'oi' a tender embodying' my improvements. Fig. 2 is a planview of the frame and sill-holsters. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of thefront of the tender, portions being shown in sections taken on the lines3 3 and AB of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 isan end elevation of the rear of the tender, a portion being shown insection taken on the line K 4 or' Fig. l looking in the direction of thearrows. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the side frame. Fig. 6 is asection of the same on the line 66, Fig. 5, looking in the direction ofthe arrows. Fig. 7 is a perspective view or' a portion of the sideframe, bolster, and springboard. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of aportion of the spring-board, and Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12 are views or'the bolster-wing. l

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The tender is designated by the numeral 1, 2 being the tank, 3 thefuel-box, 4 the trucks, 5 the running-board, and 6 the frame.

The trucks comprise the usual wheels 7, axles 8, which support theaxle-boxes 9, which in turn support the upper and lower archbars 10 and11 and tie-bar 12, the arch-bars being connected by the bolsterguide-bars 13, completing the side frames of the truck in the usualmanner. The axle-boxes 9 are shown diagrammatically, except in Fig. 3.

The side frames are united by an I-beam 14, having a portion or' itslower anges removed at 15 to receive the lower arch-bars 11 and thetie-bars 12. This I-beam 14 forms a spring-board on which rest tripleelliptic springs 16, which support the bolster 17 and are secured toboth the spring-board and bolster. The bolster 17 is formed by a bar ofmetal 18, with Z-irons 19 fixed to its lower side adjacent to itslongitudinal edges, so that one horizontal web of each Z-iron reinforcesthe adjacent edges of the bar, and the free iiange or' the bars 19project inwardly. To the free edges of the'Z-irons 19 angle-irons 2O areattached, having a vertical web fixed to a vertical web of the Z-ironand the horizontal web forming a continuation or' the lower horizontalweb of the said Z-iron. A strip of metal 21, forming a tie-rod, passesfrom the end of the bar 18 around the ends of the angles 19V and 2O andis lixed to their lower portions until clear of the springs 16, whenceit proceeds'downwardly and inwardly v'to support the king-pin 22immediately under the center bearing-plate 23, which rests on the uppersurface ot' the bar 18. By this means the bolster is reinforced at thepoint where it carries the weight of the tank-car.

The frame 6 consists oi' channel-iron sill 28, united by bolsters 29and'buifer-bars 33. The sills 28 consist of channel-irons 28a, withtheir flanges projecting outwardly, and their inner walls are fixed to astrip or' sheet metal 28h, which extends above said sills 28L and isbent upwardly and outwardly at 28C to [it the bottom of the tank 2. Thebolsters which unite said sills 28 consist of a central portion 29,provided with a curved upper portion 29, which supports the tank andends 29h, which fit the inner webs and adjacent flanges of thechannel-irons 28, The lower part of said central portion 29 is curvedupwardly vat 29c to the pivot 31, which projects into the centerbearing-plate 23, andthe parts 31 and 29 are united by thestrengthening-webs 32. 30 designates IOO rivets which extend through theends 29", the sills 28. and the ianges 27 on the end of the wings 24 tounite the same to the frame and form an extension of the bolster. Thelwings 24 consist of a curved fiange 25, which fits and supports thetank, strengtheningwebs 26, which sustain the vlianges 25, and flanges27, which Alit the outer portion of the sills 28, as indicated in Fig.4. rl`he tank may be secured to the frame by means of rivets or in anyother well-known manner. The frame is also provided with the usualbuffer-bars 33.

The tank consists of the usual cylindrical sections 34 and 35, which aresecured together in any desired manner, and the rear end of the section34 has a conventional header 36. At the forward end of the section 34 issecured l the section 37, which is partially cylindrical,

with a flattened upper surface 38, which forms the bottom of thefuel-box 3. rlhe section 37 is reduced, so that the surface 38 willslope forwardly in order that the fuel in the box 3 will tend to movetoward the opening' 39. The fuel-box is formed with the front wall 40,the side walls 4l, and the rear wall 42, all of which are preferably ofsheet metal. rl`he bottom 38 extends beyond the walls of the tank, andthe sides are madeto correspond, so as to provide the largest fuel-boxthat can be made with permissible clearness.

On each side of the opening 39 and adjacent to the side 4() are theusual tool-boxes 43, which rest on a horizontal portion 44 of the bottom38. To strengthen the said bottom 38, longitudinal angle-irons 45 arefitted externally to the joint between the bottom 38 and the walls ofthe section 37, and the bottom is further reinforced by an angle-iron 46on the upper surface of the bottom 38, where it is bent to form thehorizontal portion 44, and at the rear extremity of the bottom 38, whereit adjoins the walls 32, is another an gle-iron 47.

At their upper extremities the walls 40 and 41 are reinforced byangle-irons 48, which extend the length of the same, and the wall 42 isstrengthened adjacent to its upper edge by an angle-iron 49, which formsa continuation of the angle-iron 48. rlhe upper edges of these walls arecurved downwardly and out wardly, as shown at 50, to further strengthenthe structure.

The wall 42 has a curved portion 51, which extends above the angle-iron49. and the lower portion of said wall 42 extends into the interior ofthe tank, as shown at 52, to form a baflie to prevent undue movement ofthe water in thel tank, and is provided at its lower extremity with anangle-iron 53 to further stiffen and strengthen the same. This baffle isprovided with perforations 52 and 52, as shown in Fig. 4.

The upper portion of the section 34 adjoins the wall 42 and is securedthereto by means of an angle-iron 54 and rivets. Upon the outer surfaceof the said section 34 are steps and 56, which, together with the step57 on the wall 42, enables the trainmen to pass over said wall.

Below the steps 55 are the running-boards 5, which are secured onbrackets 58. rlhe brackets 58 consist of a horizontal bar 59, which atits inner extremity is provided with angles 60 and 6l, which are rivetedto the tank, and at its outer extremity it is fixed to a. bent bar 62,which is united to the tank at its lower portion 63, and at its upperportion 64 it is bent so as to support the bar 59.

The hand-rail 65" is attached to the bracket 58 at its outer extremity,so that the runningboard 5 rests between said hand-rail 65 and the tank.At the rear end of the runningboard 5 and at one side of the section 35is a ladder 65, which is provided with the usual rungs 66 and sidepieces 67,'said side pieces being' bent at their upper extremities andlixed to the tank, and at their lower ends they rest on a platform 68,secured to the rear buffer-bar At 69 is a hand-rail which extends fromthe rear buffer-bar 33 in a direction parallel to the said ladder and isbent at its upper portion, so as to be secured to the section 35 lof thetank.

At the top of the section 35 and centrally located thereon is a manhole7 O, which may be of any well-known type, and to make the same moreaccessible is a handheld 7l above the ladder 65.

In the section 35 and immediately over the bolster is a brace 72, whichconsists of two angle-irons 73 and 74, bent to fit the interiorcircumference of said tank, and sandwiched in between them is abaffle-plate 75, having openings 76 and stiffeningbars 77, whichpreferably are angles secured to the upper edge of the bafl'le 75. Atthe top of said section 35 and in line with the angles 73 and 74 areangles 78 and 79, and sandwiched in between them and the extended endsof the angles 72 and 73 is a baffle 80. Over the forward bolster in thesection 37 are angles 81, which hold between them a bafie-plate 83,surmounted by stiffening-iron 84. In said baffle-plate 83 are openings85 and 86, and as the structure of this baflle is in all respectssimilar to the one, 72, described above, except that the ends of theangles are not extended above the irons 84, further description isunnecessary.

Having claim is- 1. As an article of manufacture, a cylindrical tankhaving a reduced front portion, and a fuel-box resting thereon, one sideof said fuelbox being extended into the interior tank to form a bali-le.

2. As an article of manufacture, a cylindrical tank comprising in itsstructure a reduced portion, a fuel-box resting on said reduced portion,one side of said fuel-box extending into described my invention, what IIIO ets, a r0d.connecting the uprights at their upper ends and a ioor onsaid brackets, substantialiy as set forth.

Signed in the city, county, and State of New York this 18th day ofNovember, 1902.

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.

Witnesses:

EDWIN C. FARLow, LOUIS A. SHEPARD.

